Some of his ire is aimed at Rosenstein and investigative special counsel Robert Mueller , both of whom the president believes are biased against him, associates say . The White House denies any collusion. A few hours later, Trump again tweeted , this time attempting to divert attention toward his former rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , first saying: "Why is that Hillary Clinton's family and Democrats dealings with Russian Federation are not looked at, but my ...

The local Grenfell Action Group had claimed, before and during a major 10-million-pound refurbishment of Grenfell Tower past year, that the block constituted a fire risk and residents had warned that access to the site for emergency vehicles was "severely restricted".

Back in January 2016, the 20-year-old moved to Parkhead on an 18-month loan deal and his 11 goals in 47 appearances this past season helped Brendan Rodgers' side claim a remarkable domestic treble, having gone through the entire campaign unbeaten.

He confirmed they had also discussed the possibility of a referendum on Irish unity. Theresa May insisted the Government was "absolutely steadfast" in its commitment to the Northern Irish peace process as she faced questions on whether a DUP-Tory alliance would put fragile agreements at risk.

The online portal was quoting from Waewta's interview with BBC Thai , which first published her story in Thai language on its site. Building and Construction Minister Nick Smith said his officials were reasonably confident that banned products had not been used in high-rise structures.

And leading Republican legislators on Tuesday waved off the idea of firing Mueller, with House Speaker Paul Ryan saying that his advice was to " let Robert Mueller do his job " and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voicing confidence in the special counsel.

But hundreds of people remained outside, demonstrating into the evening. Speaking with 7 News Mr Martin said he raced to the tower after seeing the glow from his house a few streets away. Families searching for loved ones have blanketed the area near the tower with posters. Mohammed, whose apartment is opposite the tower, had friends who lived in Grenfell's upper stories.

Cuba's 1,470-word statement Friday night labeled Trump a hypocrite for calling on Cuba to improve human rights, saying the US government "is threatening more limits on health care that would leave 23 million people without insurance ...

Despite his effort to roll back parts of Obama's Cuba policy, Trump left many of Obama's legacy intact, including remaining US embassy in Cuba. Embassies in Havana and Washington will remain open. NBC's bias toward Cuba was made evident Thursday night when they sent Andrea Mitchell to the country to regurgitate talking points fed to her by the Cuban government.

Trump's speech, which came as the president signed a directive outlining his posture toward Cuba, is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to chip away at Obama's legacy, of which the Cuba policy of starting a historic detente was a major part.

But they are pragmatic enough to know the latest shooting doesn't dramatically alter the dynamics of their uphill battle. Typically, after one of these tragedies occurs, the gun control debate takes the spotlight as Democrats call for stronger gun control reforms while Republicans evoke the Second Amendment to keep the laws as lax as they are.

Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf said Djibouti's military were "on alert" and that it had lodged complaints with the United Nations and the African Union. Djibouti, a close Western ally, hosts French and USA military bases and is the main route to the sea for Eritrea's arch foe and Washington's top regional ally, Ethiopia.

Congress to alleged Russian meddling of the 2016 presidential election to date. Putin had previously dismissed the proposed sanctions, saying they reflected an internal political struggle in the United States, and that Washington had always used such methods as a means of trying to contain Russian Federation.

Family members are frantically seeking news as the ship slowly headed toward its home base at Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. The warship was towed back to Yokosuka, escorted by a Japanese coast guard ship, naval officials said. "Just heard the sweetest voice and saw a wonderful face". The Japan coast guard dispatched five patrol ships and an aircraft carrying medics to the site for search and rescue operations.

The death toll in the massive fire that engulfed a 24-storey tower here almost doubled to 30 today amid fears that it could climb to "triple figures", even as Scotland Yard launched a criminal investigation into the cause of one of the worst fire tragedies in the country.

Theresa May did not need to call an election, but arrogance - which runs through parts of the Conservative Party like letters through a stick of Blackpool rock - appears to have persuaded her to do so in the vain pursuit of the Brexit unicorn.

During the campaign trail, Republican candidate # Donald Trump made a lot of predictions about rival #Hillary Clinton which are unfolding before the eyes of America. Comey said during congressional testimony last week that he interpreted the president's statement about the Flynn investigation as a "directive".

Congressman Steve Scalise remains in critical condition following surgery to fix injuries sustained after he was shot at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday, hospital officials announced in a statement on Thursday evening. Scalise had been at "imminent risk of death" when he was first brought into the hospital on Wednesday, and he received many units of transfused blood, the doctor said.

Flames from the huge fire which engulfed Grenfell Tower leapt several storeys during the blazing, prompting witnesses to suggest that it had spread via cladding installed on the building as part of a refurbishment completed a year ago. The focus has turned to questions over the exterior cladding added as part of the refurbishment. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said many questions must be answered about safety for the scores of other apartment buildings around the British capital.

Ticket sales picked up after Wednesday's shooting , eventually setting an attendance record, the organizers said , as attendees such as Alexander Hilten, 16, of Arlington, Virginia, made a decision to come to the game for the first time .

While accusing the Clinton campaign and the Obama administration of indulging in illegal acts, Trump had said that "there was never a special counsel appointed to oversee the acts of his Democrat predecessors". Later in the Holt interview , after appearing to call Rosenstein (not by name) "highly respected" and a "very good guy, a very smart guy", Trump said: "He had made a recommendation".

He was incarcerated in March 2016 for stealing a political poster from a hotel. For this he was sentenced to 15 years hard labor on a charge of "hostile acts against the state" following a one-hour trial in March 2016. He spoke as an OH hospital said Otto had suffered a "severe neurological injury" and is in a stable condition. Yun demanded his release, the White House claimed.

Friday, the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant ship 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka, Japan. Footage from the Japanese TV network NHK showed Navy crew members working to pump water from flooded sections of the crushed mid-right side of the USS Fitzgerald.

Sessions learned of the Mueller appointment at about the same time that the press was told, according to people briefed on the matter. If Donald Trump fires Rod Rosenstein or prods him into recusing himself from the Russian Federation meddling investigation he oversees, the president risks creating chaos at the Justice Department while failing to stop the inquiry.

The tower is in a working-class enclave near the multimillion-pound homes of Kensington. Queen Elizabeth II marked her official birthday Saturday by saying Britain remains "resolute in the face of adversity" after the horrendous fire and recent extremist attacks in London and Manchester.

The Cuban government has withstood the USA trade embargo for more than a half century and will not make any political concessions to the United States due to economic pressure, said Carlos Alzugaray, a retired Cuban diplomat. Engage Cuba, a group lobbying for an end to the embargo, estimates that 10,000 U.S. jobs in aviation and the cruise business already depend on Cuba.

Gingrich speaks regularly with Trump and is promoting a new book on how to "understand" him. Although it is not yet clear why Newt Gingrich should alter his opinion of the special counsel so quickly, it is known that the Washington Post reported , just prior to Gingrich's tweets , that Robert Mueller was investigating President Trump and the possibility of obstruction of justice charges being filed against him in regard to the president's alleged interference in the Russian tampering ...

On Wednesday morning, a gunman ambushed the field where the Republican team was practicing in Alexandria, Virginia. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, second from left, arrives for a Special GOP Leadership Election on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 15, 2016.

Trent Franks of Arizona, Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama, and one or two other names that officials would not reveal. Hodgkinson's Facebook page is filled with vitriolic rants against the Republican Party and he belonged to a Facebook group entitled "Terminate The Republican Party".

Those who knew him around Belleville have said nothing suggested he was capable of the attack on members of Congress, in spite of his often stated, very strong, and well-documented anti-Republican views. Zack Barth, a congressional aide, was shot in the calf, treated and released from a hospital. A lobbyist was also wounded and said to be in critical condition following surgery.

Scalise had surgery on Wednesday after being shot in the hip, his office said in a statement . The crowd chanted "USA!" Four others were also wounded in the shooting , including two Capitol Police officers, a congressional staffer and a lobbyist.

He remains in critical condition , but has improved in the last 24 hours. "I think anybody that ever played baseball, the dream was to play in a major league stadium", Richmond said previous year. "Steve, in his own way, may have brought some unity to our long-divided country", Trump said in the Roosevelt Room. "And because of him, and the tremendous pain and suffering he's now enduring - he's having a hard time , far worse than anybody thought - our country will perhaps become closer, ...

President Trump could have taken to social media Friday morning to celebrate the two-year anniversary of his presidential campaign announcement and unlikely political rise that followed. An official of Trump's transition confirmed the laywer's internal order sent Thursday. Comey was later sacked, with Trump acknowledging that the Russian investigation was on his mind when he made a decision to dismiss him.

Xbox Boss Phil Spencer in a recent interview with BusinessInsider revealed that Microsoft isn't making any money on each Xbox One sold. "There's nothing technically that would keep any game a console game maker is building who wants to take advantage of the capability here from making Xbox One X the very best version of every one of those games".

While the investigation had originally been focused on potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation, the Post reported , the obstruction inquiry began after Trump fired Comey. An aide to Vice President Mike Pence revealed on Thursday that he was hiring Richard Cullen-a veteran of the Iran-Contra investigation, Watergate and the 2000 vote recount in Florida-as a private lawyer.

Trump had expressed the same outrage when Mueller , a former Federal Bureau of Investigation director from 2001 to 2013, was appointed last month by the US Department of Justice to probe Russian meddling. An hour later he claimed: "You are witnessing the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history - led by some very bad and conflicted people!" Three senior intelligence officials are being interviewed this week to assess whether the President broke the law.

Definitely not all 535 members of Congress. From the moment the news broke, we were family. "There are no D's and R's behind our names today", Rep. Joe Crowley, a Democrat from NY, said . Usually, I weigh in, no question. There would need to be a new rule issued if members wanted to use any of those funds for home security costs. Williams, who has coached the Republican baseball team since 2013, was not shot, despite reports in some media outlets.

Sinn Fein , the SDLP and Alliance have also insisted Mr Brokenshire can not be an impartial chairman of the talks to restore the Stormont power-sharing institutions because of the DUP/Tory link-up. DUP leader Arlene Foster has told Sinn Fein leaders if they are concerned about her party's enhanced influence at Westminster they should move to restore devolution at Stormont.